Regional Chief Financial Officer, North America

ERM; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking a Regional Chief Financial Officer for North America to oversee all aspects of finance including financial planning, accounting, and transformation. The role requires extensive leadership experience, business acumen, and a track record in driving regional change. As a key member of the global CFO leadership team, the RCFO will lead a large team and contribute significantly to strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in complex US organizations.
• Track record of driving regional change and transformation.
• Experience in professional services or private equity-backed environments.

Responsibilities

• Establish a unified finance team and elevate finance as a strategic partner.
• Lead financial planning and control processes, ensuring cost discipline.
• Drive efficiency through KPIs, automation, and global process projects.
• Lead M&A transactions from due diligence to integration.
• Develop and foster the NA team and enhance business partnership.

Skills

Leadership

Business Acumen

Financial Planning

Change Management

Collaboration

Job description

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ERM is seeking a Regional Chief Financial Officer (RCFO) in North America. The role reports to the Global Chief Financial Officer and is accountable to the Regional CEO (RCEO) for North America. The RCFO will be a key part of the NA strategic and operational leadership, overseeing all aspects of finance including financial planning, accounting, controls, treasury, tax strategy, and transformation. Leading a large, dispersed team, the RCFO will drive the ongoing transformation of the finance organization in line with global initiatives. This role will contribute significantly to the global finance organization, shaping and advancing strategic goals, and representing the region’s interests as a core member of the global CFO leadership team.

The successful candidate will serve as a trusted partner to the RCEO and NA leadership, helping develop the financial plan annually. While primary responsibilities are financial, success also depends on strong business acumen, leadership, judgment, and management experience.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Business Management – Establish a unified finance team, elevate finance as a strategic partner, collaborate with leadership to drive accountability, identify opportunities, implement initiatives, and lead regional performance reviews.
2. Operational Financial Management & Control – Lead financial planning and control processes, ensure cost discipline, improve business intelligence, and develop plans to enhance working capital.
3. Finance Transformation – Drive efficiency through KPIs, automation, ERP upgrades, and global process projects.
4. M&A – Lead M&A transactions from due diligence to integration.
5. Management – Lead and develop the NA team, foster remote collaboration, challenge the status quo, and enhance business partnership.

The ideal candidate will have extensive leadership experience in complex US organizations, some Canada experience, and a track record of driving regional change and transformation. Experience in professional services or private equity-backed environments is preferred, along with M&A expertise. The candidate should be adept at managing cross-geography finance functions, understanding jurisdictional issues, and operating with high integrity and professionalism.

ERM seeks a credible financial expert, an exemplary leader, and a strategic partner who demonstrates continuous learning, a strong work ethic, collaboration, emotional intelligence, and ethical standards.

Key competencies include:

• Strategy Setting – Data-driven decision-making, innovative thinking, balancing change with organizational capacity.
• Results Execution – Setting challenging goals, adaptability, risk management, integrity.
• Team Leadership – Talent attraction, motivation, delegation, diversity, resilience, relationship-building, influence, and fostering a purpose-driven culture.

At ERM, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion as core strengths that enable us to deliver better solutions. We support sustainable growth and operational excellence across client organizations through our comprehensive technical expertise.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. ERM does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.